The Arizona champion., 1887-04-09
ARIZONA poopLERs.

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 Horn dated March 3Ist will be found an article, which in the language of 1.-the late Horace Greedy, is "mighty interesting reading" The subject of the article is the defalcstion of County Treasurer Cook, who by a system of peculation extending ever many years stole thousands of dollars from the oyer.burdened taxpayers Of Yayapai county. The Hoof and Horn makes the charge that w. E.. Hazeltine, cashier of the Bank of Arizona, not only connived at Mir. Cooks dishonesty, but actually assist : cd him in pillaging the public treas- ury, the transaction being accom- lplished in the following way:
 At each regular settlement which was claimed to have been made by E, ], Cook as treasurer ofthe county, with the board of supervisors, Cook presented a check drawn by himself and certified to by Hazeltine, as cash fer of the Bank of Arizona. This cheque psrported to represent the balance of the county money then in the treasurer's possession, and the certihcstion of Hazeltine upsa the chsque was considered ample guar sntee that the money was actually de- posted in the bank. These cheques were not cashed, they were used merely to show that monies to a cer- tain amount belonging to the county were in the bank, where it was allow ed to remain. MT. Cooks chequ. and the cashisz's certifcAtion that the money WAS there, being considered by successive boards of supervisors as ample prosf that the county funds were all right.
 | The truth of the matter, as now re . vesled, shows that the money was not there and that the cheques drawn by Cook and certified by Hareltine were fraudulent documents framed to de- ceive the supervisors. With these facts before them, the people of Ya- vapai county will fully endorse the strong language used by the "Heei and Horn" against the late treasurer and his friend ". R. Hazel,iss with out whese assistance the fraud on the coanty could not haze been perpe- ltratcd.
 The "Hosf and Horn" Is equally ? severe ia its strictsres upon the grand
 jury, whs have postponed the eonsid.
 eratioa ot Cooks indictment fer the purpose of seeing what will be dons with regard to recovering the amount ci Cooks shortage sses his bsndi msA, Ip taking this course the grand jury have practically ieat thsrnselye,
 to coaprimijng acrims. gG."
 1t is more tAaa doubtful if tn, . bondsnen of Mr. Cook, during hi. terms sf office previous to the last are any longer responsible as the, were discharged from any further Ea ' bility by the board sf supervisors The board looked upon the chcqu, certified 10 by Mfr Razeltirc as re pressuting so much coin, whereas i , simply represented A conspiracy be ] tween that gentleman and MT. Cool . to hcoi0ink the guardians of Eth,
 county funds.
 The "Courier" defends the lav
 officers and grand jury onSthe ground that Mir, Cook has property ths, h,
 has given up, which, in the future
 may realize enough to cover his de lalcatioa. The law should be no re spcc;er of pessons. These n,ea hay,
 committed serious offences aud al
 though one is probably beyond the
 reach oflay ,ihe other IS not. We ma, have pity far his gray hairs, but th
 facI that he has been successful poll
 ticisa Snd office holder for man !, years, making use of his position |, , fitch public mon,y for the purpose 0 securing himself in tae tenure Of ar , office where his pecslations could b. h concealed and repeated, is no pallia a tion, but an agaravation of hls crime. The editot of the "Hoof ant . Horn" i5 entitled to the good opia E ion of his fellow journalists and tc . the consideration of the whole com munity -iar the outspoken and fear
 less manner in which he has publish , ed the facts of this case and warned 2 the public against the treachery O - some and culpable negligence of oth CT public officials.
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